Bhartu referred to a series of messages between the accused and his sister, and one of the 53 messages were read out in court.

In the frantic text, the accused called the largely black community "darkie ous".

"What stands out as despicable and offensive are his messages to his sister is when he refers to the community as 'darkie ous' who want to kill him. It is clear that he thinks of the community as sub-humans and his conduct should be treated with the contempt it deserves," Bhartu argued.